Peaceful': Antifa Attacks Reporters And Conservatives In Portland (Again)

[Common]

It is the left that is promulgating the violence and when it explodes they will have no one to blame but themselves.



Not quite seven weeks ago, conservative journalist Andy Ngo was attacked while covering an Antifa protest in Portland, Oregon. Mayor Tom Wheeler ordered police to stand down at the time and received backlash for doing so. The city prepared for the Proud Boys to hold a rally on Saturday, with Antifa showing up to counter protest. Wheeler made it clear that Portland is taking a "zero tolerance" policy during Saturday's activities.


Despite the warning, Antifa, once again, became violent.
At one point, Antifa protestors had The Washington Examiner's Julio Rosas surrounded. They wanted him to report on what was taking place from the other side of the street because he "wasn't with" them.


Rosas attempted to explain that he was simply reporting on the events for his job but Antifa didn't care. They thought he was "spying" on them.



But that wasn't the only time Antifa became violent. They also threw water bottles and stormed a couple of conservatives.


To add insult to injury, Antifa mocked Portland police for being in riot gear. The reason? Antifa, for whatever reason, seems to think they're a peaceful group of people. They must have missed all of the previous instances of violence.


https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethba...portl-n2551841

[Tahuyaman]

I predict someone will attack the messenger.

[Peter1469]

Designate them a terrorist organization and order the military to engage and eliminate them.

[Common]

One day and I hope it wont happen theres going to be a mass antifa shooting, they are going to attack the wrong guy

[midcan5]

I'm still trying to figure out what the proud boys are proud of? Pus-sy grabbing maybe?


http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...=1#post2668392

[FindersKeepers]

I'm not surprised Antifa keeps engaging in violence -- it attracts a certain (tiny) segment of society that badly wants to belong to something, anything. These people like the idea of harming others and they like the idea of hiding behind a pretense of moral superiority. The truth is -- these are the dregs of society, and if they didn't join Antifa, they'd join a street gang or another group of wayward folks.

When they are alone, these are often the biggest cowards -- they need that group (and a mask) to hide behind to do their dirty deeds. In that way, they're not all that different from the KKK of old who also hid their identities.

Are they domestic terrorists? They're starting to fit that description because they promote violence against others whose opinions differ. If Antifa was smart (we know they're not), they'd completely ignore the Proud Boys.

[FindersKeepers]

I'm still trying to figure out what the proud boys are proud of? Pus-sy grabbing maybe?

The only intelligent answer to that is "Who gives a $#@!?"

Because it doesn't matter what they're proud of or what they believe, no one has the right to attack them for their thoughts or words.

Antifa is unAmerican because they don't support freedom of speech. While the Proud Boys are silly, Antifa is dangerous.

[Agent Zero]

It is the left that is promulgating the violence and when it explodes they will have no one to blame but themselves.



Not quite seven weeks ago, conservative journalist Andy Ngo was attacked while covering an Antifa protest in Portland, Oregon. Mayor Tom Wheeler ordered police to stand down at the time and received backlash for doing so. The city prepared for the Proud Boys to hold a rally on Saturday, with Antifa showing up to counter protest. Wheeler made it clear that Portland is taking a "zero tolerance" policy during Saturday's activities.


Despite the warning, Antifa, once again, became violent.
At one point, Antifa protestors had The Washington Examiner's Julio Rosas surrounded. They wanted him to report on what was taking place from the other side of the street because he "wasn't with" them.


Rosas attempted to explain that he was simply reporting on the events for his job but Antifa didn't care. They thought he was "spying" on them.



But that wasn't the only time Antifa became violent. They also threw water bottles and stormed a couple of conservatives.


To add insult to injury, Antifa mocked Portland police for being in riot gear. The reason? Antifa, for whatever reason, seems to think they're a peaceful group of people. They must have missed all of the previous instances of violence.


https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethba...portl-n2551841

Are you or Townhall aware that TrulyTimes.com, the source of that "story", is a Russian-run fake news site popular on Reddit?

[Agent Zero]

Huh. According to Fox News and the Portland Police the day went fairly uneventful, given the participants. I did get a laugh out of the Proud Boys begging the police to get them outta there...probably ran home to mommy's basement.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-...trations-trump

Roughly 700 law enforcement officials from local, state and federal agencies, including the FBI, were in the city for the right-wing rally, which was expected to draw people from across the country. Portland Police said all of the city's 1,000 officers would be on duty for the gathering that was hyped on social media and elsewhere for weeks.
Not all who gathered Saturday were with right-wing groups or Antifa. Also on hand were people dressed in colorful outfits and those who attended a nearby prayer service, holding signs that had slogans such as "No Trump, No NRA."
Police formed a physical barricade beneath the Morrison Bridge in Tom McCall Waterfront Park to separate the rival groups from sparring. The Proud Boys and their supporters were on the south side of the divide while the counter-protesters remained on the north side, according to reports by The Oregonian.
TRUMP THREATENS TO DESIGNATE ANTIFA A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AHEAD OF EXPECTED PORTLAND CLASHES
FOX 12 Oregon and The Oregonian newspaper reported that some of the demonstrators began to leave in the early afternoon, with authorities briefly re-opening the Hawthorne Bridge to allow them to pass. Police used officers on bikes and in riot gear to prevent members of Antifa from following them. The Oregonian reported that a group of left-wing demonstrators attacked a bus carrying a group of Proud Boys out of downtown Portland, breaking some windows.
"The Proud Boys contacted us or contacted the units on the ground saying that they wanted to leave and so we facilitated for them to leave the area," Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brandon White told the newspaper. "It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t orchestrated. We had a request that they would like to leave the area and so we facilitated."
But hundreds of people remained downtown and on nearby streets, and there were skirmishes throughout the day. At around 4:15 p.m., police declared a gathering of mostly left-wing protesters near Pioneer Courthouse Square a "civil disturbance" and told people to leave.
Later in the afternoon, The Oregonian also reported that a group of left-wing counter-demonstrators had surrounded two people wearing American flag-themed clothing and were "taunting, threatening, and chasing them."
Among those attending the demonstration was Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson, who organized similar rallies in 2017 and 2018 that erupted in clashes. Gibson surrendered Friday on an arrest warrant for felony rioting but was released on bail hours later.
"I’m just here for the ride," Gibson told The Oregonian.

The Oregonian
✔@Oregonian

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Replying to @Oregonian
A large number of protesters are marching south through Waterfront Park, approaching the Hawthorne Bridge.

The Oregonian
✔@Oregonian



Police have arrested one person who reportedly stayed in the street after being told to move.

[DGUtley]

Designate them a terrorist organization and order the military to engage and eliminate them.

Posse Comitatus.